Wittmackia penduliflora (A.Rich.) Aguirre-Santoro

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Jamaica

• State/Province

  Portland

• Locality

  Blue Mountains. Road between Hardware Gap and Section. 0.5 miles south of Section

• Elevation

  Alt. 1096 m. (3596 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.0883, -78.7081

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Wittmackia penduliflora (A. Rich.) Aguirre-Santoro
Det: Julián Aguirre-Santoro 8/2015
The New York Botanical Garden
Hohenbergia penduliflora (A. Rich.) Mez
Det: Julián Aguirre-Santoro 8/2015
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
Bromeliaceae
Hohenbergia penduliflora (A. Rich.) Mez
Epiphyte growing on large Mango trees, cespitóse or solitary. Plant 1.3
m tall. Leaves forming a semi-spreading tank rosette. Sheaths pale
brown on both surfaces, with adpressed lepidote indûment. Blades
strongly coriaceous to succulent, green to light green and covered with
lepidote indumenta, especially on the abaxial side. Scape 2 cm in
diameter, green, sparsely covered with floccose indûment. Scape
bracts dark vinaceous, soon turning pale brown, caduceus.
Infloresecence rachis green with floccose indûment. Primary bracts
similar to scape bracts. Floral bracts and sepals green. Corolla white,
forming a tube and the spreading towards the apex. Stigma light
green.
Jamaica, Portland Parish: Blue Mountains. Road between Hardware
Gap and Section. 0.5 miles south of Section. 18°5'17.7"N;
76°42'28.6"W. 1096 m.
i Collectors: Julián Aguirre-Santoro and Andreas Oberli.
Collection number: 1802
6/20/2012
02173338